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Crime and Punishment by Fyodor Dostoevsky

Sparknotes can do a much better job summarizing it than I can but Raskolnikov murders a pawnbroker for money, feels terribly guilty and the whole novel is about how he deals with his feelings, his lack of understanding of cause and effect and his final confession

Key Takeaways

Rodion Romanovich Raskolnikov – protagonist, murderer, filled with self-loathing and is overwhelmed by what he did

Sofya Semyonova Marmeladov – Raskolnikov’s love

Avdotya Romanovna Raskolnikov (Dunya) – Raskolnikov’s siter

Arkady Invanovich Svidrigailov – Dunya’s former employer, threatening to her and her brother

Profiry – in charge of the murder investigation, Raskolnikov’s antagonist

What I got out of it

Very interesting book and Dostoevsky is known for his incredible understanding of human nature. Much like Brothers Karamazov, I found it good but not great (perhaps because I listened to both books and wasn’t really able to completely dive into the book and its characters)